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Ian Birrell

  • Award-winning columnist and foreign reporter. Contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday and weekly columnist in the 'i' paper. Writes regularly for many other papers, platforms and magazines. Frequent broadcaster and speaker at events. Co-founder wth Damon Albarn of the Africa Express music project and executive producer of 4 albums...Read more
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Recent Articles

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • We must listen to angry young men
  • Trump’s talk of land grabs are a gift to dictators
  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion

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Spinning for Sisi? Blair and Campbell accused of links to regime

Published by The Mail on Sunday (1st June, 2013) Victims of last year’s military coup in Egypt have accused Tony... Read Full Article

Beaux-Arts beauty bought back to life

Published by The Independent (30th May, 2014) My first night’s sleep was broken by the clanking of the air conditioning... Read Full Article

The curse of coalition

Published in The Independent on Sunday (25th May, 2014) The night before the coalition was formed, a senior member of... Read Full Article

Saviour of his nation or brutal opportunist?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th May, 2014) The frenetic streets  of Cairo are once again plastered with posters... Read Full Article

Wise answers needed to the Ukip surge

Published by The Financial Times (23rd May, 2014) Nigel Farage insists his UK Independence party must now be taken seriously following... Read Full Article

Ukraine and the shame of Europe

Published by The Wall Street Journal (22nd May, 2014) There are flickers of hope that calm can descend again on... Read Full Article

Nice work if you can get elected to it

Published by The Independent (19th May, 2014) Wouldn’t it be lovely to be in a job where, as the sun... Read Full Article

Football chiefs keep scoring own goals

Published by The Independent on Sunday (18th May, 2014) We all make mistakes, of course. So it is easy to... Read Full Article

Divisive extremist with blood on his hands or saviour of his state?

Published by The Daily Mail (17th May, 2014) Twelve years ago, a train containing Hindu activists heading for a protest... Read Full Article

A vote of confidence in Britain

Published by The Guardian (13th May, 2014) There is something repellent about the likes of James Stunt, who married billionaire Bernie... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • We must listen to angry young men
  • Trump’s talk of land grabs are a gift to dictators
  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion

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aid autism Blair Boris Brexit Cameron China coalition Conservatives Corbyn coronavirus crime Daily Mail democracy Dfid Disability drugs EU Guardian human rights immigration Independent ipaper Labour LibDems Libya May Miliband MoS NHS Nigeria Observer Putin Russia social care Syria Times Trump Ukip Ukraine UN UnHerd USA Wuhan Xi Jinping

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